Mnangagwa is missing opportunities in Zimbabwe
Emmerson Mnangagwa is missing golden opportunities for setting up solid, independent and democratic institutions in Zimbabwe. On the contrary, the main pillars of the state, thus the judiciary, the legislature, the media and the executive are now entangled in a convoluted relationship which has become a well-oiled system of nepotism, political chicanery, kleptocracy, judicial bias, election rigging and constitutional jiggery-pokery.
State Capture:
All government ministers are now competing and overstepping one another in trying to please the {unelected} president. Instead of formulating and implementing policies which benefit the people of Zimbabwe, most of their time is now spent on trivial errands trying to 'curry favour' with the {unelected} president. Ministers and members of parliament are continuously showering undue praise to Mnangagwa. All those extravagant gifts to Mnangagwa are not sincere gifts. The main functions of the executive are policy making thus creating policies which determine how a country is run, law implementation thus putting into practice the laws passed by the legislature, managing and administering public services, establishing and enforcing regulations, overseeing national security, defence and managing foreign relations. It is now evident and observable that Mnangagwa’s {unelected?} government has gone AWOL and spends most of its time kowtowing.
Parliament emasculated and grounded:
The Parliament of Zimbabwe is now in Mnangagwa’s pocket. The opposition party members of Parliament have been neutralised, bribed, infiltrated {in many cases - replaced} and weakened. There is no longer any 'voice of reason' in the Parliament. All members of Parliament are now simply focused on enjoying the trappings of power and the decorum which comes with the office of the member of Parliament.
Many constituencies have no running water, no ambulance, no healthcare, no schools and the rising cost of living is leaving many people in debilitating poverty.
Judiciary corruption:
Bribery of judges, political interference, preferential treatment for family members, political allies and friends and the misuse of public funds are now the order of the day in the judiciary courts of Zimbabwe. Judicial corruption is undermining the rule of law and the right to a fair trial in Zimbabwe. This is also hampering economic development by making the laws less stable and predictable.
Media Muzzled;
The Herald, The Chronicle, ZBC radio and TV and many other state-controlled media outlets are now singing from the same hymn book. Instead of giving fair, critical and transparent media coverage on issues of national importance, state journalists and news presenters have now been turned into public relations officers for the [Zanu PF] state. Where there was investigative research, it has been replaced by slogans and misleading stories of how the country is making progress.
The media can no longer hold the state to account. Private media is now walking on eggshells and many journalists in the private media houses have suffered illegal arrests, police brutality, unlawful detention, torture and police harassment.
Instead, both the media and the parliament now have to tow the Zanu PF line led by {illegitimate} President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Simbarashe Jingo.
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom.